Macpherson's Lament chords by Louis Killen, The Clancy Brothers

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Verse 1
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Farewell, ye dungeons,
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dark and strong,
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Farewell, farewell to ye!
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Macpherson's life will no be long
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On yonder gallows tree.
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Say ran -tan -lee and say wan -tan -lee,
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say don -tan -lee, gay thee
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He played a tune and he
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danced around
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below the gallows tree
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Take off these bands from off my hands
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and give to me my sword
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And there's no a man in all Scotland
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but I'll brave him at his word
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Say rantantly and say wantantly,
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Say dauntingly gay dee,
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He played a tune and he danced around
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Below the gallows tree.
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Oh, there's some come here
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for to see me hung
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And some to buy my fiddle
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But before that I do part with her
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I'll break her through the middle
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He took his fiddle in both of his hands
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And he broke it o  'er a stone
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Saying there's no other hand
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shall play on thee
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When I  am dead and gone
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Say rambly and say wantonly,
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say dauntingly giddy,
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He played a tune and he danced around
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below the gallows tree.
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The reprieve was comin'
o 'er the brig of Banff
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To set Macpherson free
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But they put the clock a quarter before
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And they hanged him from a tree
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Say wrong -tun -ly and say one -tun -ly
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Say done -tun -ly, gate -ee
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He'll play the tune and
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he'll dance around
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Below the gallows tree
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